Readers Respond: June 2011

I loved the Kids Answers pullout in your latest Answers
magazine. My kids, who are very much into superheroes, loved it! Thanks for
providing such a fantastic magazine. We look forward to every issue.

Mandi P., Facebook

What the Doctor Prescribed

I really enjoyed reading [your magazine] while waiting for my spouse at the
doctor’s office. What a pleasant surprise. As soon as I got home I had to order
it!

Jacqueline M., Facebook

Publisher’s Note: We deeply appreciate all the doctor’s offices, church
lounges, and other reception areas that display extra copies of Answers
magazines for visitors. If you have other creative ideas for getting more people
to read this magazine, email [email protected] or leave a note at the
Answers Magazine Facebook page; we may highlight your idea in a future
issue!

Even Grosser

“Getting Close to Gross” gave the impression that mucus in the nose needs to
be expelled by blowing or sneezing. Actually, the normal pathway is backwards
into the throat where mucus and everything it has captured is swallowed and
digested—now, maybe that is even grosser, but actually a great design.

Ross O., Minnesota

Author’s Response: Thank you for pointing this out. There were several interesting
facts and features of God’s handiwork that I wanted to include (there’s just
so much that’s gross and great). However, word limits kept me from including
most of them, and this is one area that got chopped.

Taking Care of the Bees

I have been a beekeeper since 2005, so I was interested to see how accurate
the article in the most recent issue on honeybees was (“Honeybees—Always on the Move”). I will admit that I was impressed with the accuracy, and it was
evident the author had done her research.

However, as a beekeeper, I would like to point out that your coverage of Colony
Collapse Disorder (CCD), though consistent with media reports, is not the complete
picture. CCD was a problem for the first year or two after it appeared. It prompted
billions of dollars of research, which found that CCD is not a bee disease,
per se, but is caused by poor management practices used by some commercial beekeepers.
Correcting those erroneous practices and hiving the bees on new equipment can
easily eradicate it.

There is some truth to this claim, but CCD is quite complicated and not fully
understood. The research indicates that multiple factors contribute to it,
and much more research is needed before any surefire prevention is in reach.
Doing all the “right things” doesn’t guarantee that your colony won’t be hit.
CCD reminds us just how much we depend on the efficient functioning of God’s
little honey-gathering societies.

Missing the Grand Canyon?

I am disturbed by a failure of your editorial team. It is a fundamental editorial
rule to double-check sources, images, etc.

In the article “On-Site Apologetics” (p. 17), not only is the “Grand Canyon”
image not the Grand Canyon, but it is also retouched. The sun neither rises
nor sets in that direction (at any time of year!), and the light cast on the
massive rock reveals the cheat.

If our goal is to be discerning, truthful, and diligent, then this is the sort
of mistake that should be avoided in the future.

Phillip B., Arizona

Editor’s Response: In articles that don’t need images to explain the content,
we sometimes select stock images as “glamor shots” to draw readers’ interest
without suggesting they be used as a teaching tool. This is a common convention
in magazines and on websites. When an image is needed for teaching, we make
sure it is true to life.

Unlocking More

I was wondering why there are locks on the articles for the online version
of Answers magazine [AnswersMagazine.com]. How do I unlock them?

Susan S., California

Editor’s Response: In each issue, you’ll find an “unlock code” in the
table of contents. Enter the code in the “Subscriber Exclusives” box on the
front page of AnswersMagazine.com or on the contents page. Then you’ll have
access to all articles for that issue, plus the bonus features

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